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By Michelle Howe


Silver coin rings are a pleasure to wear, and a very welcome gift. They are available in more and more variety these days, and combine art and history wonderfully well. These tiny bits of metal have so much to tell, as they have likely travelled all over the nation, been handled and possessed by thousands and thousands of people and so on. Wearing them on your finger is like wearing something that is artistic and historically significant at the same time.

These days, the alloy used in mints is not the same as it used to be. Instead of using a lot of silver, less expensive metals are used now, which tend to oxidize with time and can leave marks on the fingers of the wearer of jewelery made out of them. However, pieces such as the Walking Liberty Half Dollar, the Franklin Half Dollar, the Kennedy Half Dollar, Washington Quarter Dollar or the Barber Half Dollar, which were cast before the change in composition was made, work very well for this kind of jewelery.

As all of the items mentioned above came in different sizes, it can be imagined that they are used to make jewelery in different sizes. So, no matter what the size of your finger, you are sure to be able to find a beautiful piece of jewelery that is steeped in history and that will be just the right fit for you.

Such jewelery is not a new phenomenon, but it has been given new dimensions these days. Earlier, such jewelery was made to be smooth on all sides, as it was made by hammering the metal till it yielded and wore down to the right size. This meant everyone could make such jewelery at home, though it took quite some effort and time, and the end result was not really remarkable.

A simple search online will show you that these types of rings are much more tastefully done and intricately worked now. They are made in ways that retain the writing and pictures that were on the original, making the jewelery a true recorder of history.

If you badly want such jewelery, but do not know where to obtain the raw material required for its making, you can be at ease. Most artists who work with such jewelery have their own stash of dollars that you can choose from and have incorporated into your accessory. It is a good idea to pick dollars that were made in a year in which someone was born or was married, have these made into jewelery, and gift it to them.

If you want a particular item to be used as the base for the jewelery, chances are, the artists will be okay with that. You may use a coin that you consider lucky or one that is rare and give it to the jewelery makers to have them fashion it for you.

A simple way to begin your journey towards owning such jewelery is to run a search online. Find sellers and artists in your area, and approach them. If there are none who are in your region, there are plenty of others you can resort to who sell silver coin rings online.




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